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VMware Customer Program Profile

To apply for membership in the VMware Customer Program, please work with other members of your organization to complete the questions below and click the "Submit" button. Please ensure all questions have been answered completely. For full details on the program, please see the program flyer.
Organization Information
Company Name
Division/Group Name
Corporate Address
Address 2
City
Country
State/Province
Zip Code
Company Revenue
Total # of Employees
Industry
If none of the above industries was an exact
match please enter a specific industry here
(after choosing an industry above)
 
 

Account Level Deployment Information
Does your organization have an Enterprise Licensing Agreement with VMware?
Yes No
 
Does your organization have a Virtualization First Policy?
New workloads go into virtual machines unless there is a reason for a physical computing asset (ie. Server)
Most new workloads go into virtual machines or desktop
No Virtual First Policy
 
Does your organization have a VMware First Policy?
VMware first policy (all new workload go into VMware virtual machines unless there is a compelling reason for a physical computing asset)
Most new workloads go into VMware virtual machines
No VMware First Policy
 
Which of the following best reflects your company’s current adoption of VMware technology?
Explore – CapEx Savings (partitioning, consolidation)
Expand – OpEx Savings (virtualizing production servers, use of HA, DR, DRS)
Standardize – Strategic Business Benefits such as agile, flexible, always-on (automating IT processes, creating resource pools, capacity on-demand, infrastructure-wide management,)
 
In what region does your organization deploy VMware?
Americas APAC EMEA
 
Does your organization have a chargeback model?
Yes No
 
Approximately when did your organization become a VMware customer? (mm/yyyy)
 
Did your organization consider a different virtualization product before using VMware?
Microsoft Oracle Citrix
Virtual Iron SWsoft RedHat
Novell SUSE Sun Other
No        
 
Did your organization use a different virtualization product before purchasing VMware?
[Note: You may have not replaced the previous product and may be using multiple virtualization products]
Microsoft Oracle Citrix
Virtual Iron SWsoft RedHat
Novell SUSE Sun Other
No        
 
Does your organization run any other virtualization product in conjunction with VMware?
Microsoft Oracle Citrix
Virtual Iron SWsoft RedHat
Novell SUSE Sun Other
No        
 
Why did your organization choose VMware?
[Check all that apply]
Best Value Recommended by Trusted Colleauge / Peer Safest Choice
Reputation As An Innovator and Leader Better Functionality Offers Greater Flexibility and Choice
More Secure Solution Positive Reports From Industry Analysts More Reliable Solution
Recommended by System Integrator Strong Ecosystem and Partners Positive Reviews from online sites
More Scalable / Better Performance        
 
Did you work with a VMware Authorized Consultant? If so, which one?
 
Did your organization work with a VMware Authorized Reseller? If so, which one?
 
What reference influenced your organization’s decision to purchase VMware? 
[Check all that apply]
Case Study Snapshot ( 1pg customer success story) Site Visit
Reference call with another customer Other    
 
Does your organization’s website run on virtual machines?
Yes —  If Yes, what portion?  
No
 
VMware Global Support Services :
 
VMware Professional Services (PSO) :
Consulting Educational Services Certification Services
 
 

Hardware Usage
What server hardware does your organization use?
[Check all that apply]
Dell Fujitsu Fujitsu Siemens
Hitachi HP IBM
Sun Unisys Egenera
Other        
 
What server models does your organization use?
 
What storage hardware does your organization use?
[Check all that apply]
Dell EMC HP
HDS (Hitachi Data Systems) IBM NetApp
Sun 3PAR Emulex Corporation
Equalogic (Dell) LeftHand Networks Other
 
What storage types does your organization use?
[Check all that apply]
FCSAB iSCSI NAS
Direct Attach Other    
 
 

Applications and Databases
Virtualized Storage Software
Vendor
EMC NetApp HP
Hitachi Symantec Other
 
Virtualized Customer Relationship Management Applications
Vendor
Oracle SalesForce SAP
Other        
Application Name and Version
 
Virtualized Application Development Software (Web and Traditional)
Vendor and Product Name
 
Virtualized Information and Data Management Software
  Microsoft SQL
  Oracle
  IBM DB2
  my SQL
  Other  
 
Virtualize Enterprise Resource Management Applications
  Financial Accounting Applications
  Human Capital Management Applications
  Payroll Applications
  Procurement Applications
  Order Management Applications
  Financial Performance/Strategy Management
  Project and Portfolio Management Applications
  Enterprise Asset Management Applications
 
Virtualized Content Applications
EMC Documentum IBM/FileNet
Microsoft Mobius Management Systems Oracle Web Center
SAP NetWeaver IBM NetSphere
Sun Java System Portal Server BEA Weblogic Portal
BEA Aqualogic User Interaction Oracle Portal 10g
Jboss Portal Vignette Portal
  Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server
  Other  
 
Virtualized Application Deployment Software (Web and traditional)
Vendor
RedHat BEA Oracle
IBM Sun SAP
Other        
Product Name
 
Virtualized Security Software
Vendor and Product Name
 
Virtualized System and Network Management Software
Vendor
BMC CA HP
IBM Microsoft Other
 
Virtualized Collaborative Applications
  Microsoft Exchange
  IBM Lotus Notes
  Novell Group Wise
  Sendmail
 
Other Applications Running In Production
 
Applications Running in Pre-Production
 

Applications and Databases you plan to virtualize in the next 6 months
Content Applications
EMC Documentum MS Mobius Management Sys. IBM/FileNet
Oracle WebCenter MS Office Sharepoint Server SAP NetWeaver
IBM NetSphere Portal Sun Java System Portal Server BEA Weblogic Portal
BEA Aqualogic User Interaction Oracle Portal 10g JBoss Portal
Vignette Portal Other    
 
Collaborative Applications
MS Exchange IBM Lotus Notes Novell Group Wise
Sendmail Other    
 
Customer Relationship Management Applications
Oracle SalesForce SAP
Other        
 
Data Management Software
Microsoft SQL Oracle IBM DB2
mySQL Other    
 
Application Development Software
 
Application Deployment Software
Red Hat BEA Oracle
IBM Sun SAP
Other        
 
System and Network Management Software
BMC CA HP
IBM Microsoft Other
 
Security Software
 
Storage Software
EMC NetApp HP
Hitachi Symantec Other
 
Enterprise Resource Management Applications
Financial Accounting
    SAP
    Oracle
    Other
Human Capital Management
    SAP
    Oracle
    Other
Payroll
    SAP
    Oracle
    Other
Procurement
    SAP
    Oracle
    Other
Order Management
    SAP
    Oracle
    Other
Financial Performance and Strategy Management
    SAP
    Oracle
    Other
Project and Portfolio Management
    SAP
    Oracle
    Other
Enterprise Asset Managmenet
    SAP
    Oracle
    Other
 
 

Server Consolidation and Business Continuity
Please fill out the following sections if your organization uses VMware technology for server consolidation and/or business continuity purposes.
 
In the section below, please provide the number of licenses you are using for each product.
GSX/VMware Server VMware ESX
ESX Server (2.5 or earlier) VMware ESXi
vCenter Server VI3 Standard
VI3 Starter VI3 Enterprise
 
In the section below, please indicate if you use any of the following products.
vCenter Update Manager VMware vStorage VMFS
Capacity Planner Virtual SMP
VMware HA vCenter Converter
VMotion Consolidated Backup
Storage VMotion VMware DRS
 
VI3/ESX Licenses Deployed Versus Purchased
How Many VI3/ESX Licenses Have You Deployed?
How Many VI3/ESX Licenses Remain To Be Deployed?
Why Is There A Difference?
 
Please indicate how you use VMware Software for Server Consolidation and Containment
Reduce number of datacenters Reduce Management Costs Reduce number of servers
Improve Application SLAs Savings in Power and Energy Improve Productivity
Hosting Legacy Applications Increase IT Staff Efficiency Faster Provisioning
Cooling Cost Savings Data Center Space    
 
Primary Data Center Pre-Production Production Total
Number of Virtual Machines
Number of VMware ESX Hosts
Total Number of Physical x86 Servers Before
Total Number of Physical x86 Servers Now
Consolidation Ratio Achieved (#VMs per host. Example: 10:1)
Approximate Power Savings As a Result of Server Consolidation / 12 months
Does your Organization Participate in an Energy Rebate Program? Yes No
Server to Admin Ratio Before (# of servers per admin)   (# : #)
Server/VM to Admin Ratio After (# of servers/VMs per admin)   (# : #)
Do you use memory over-commit? Yes No
 
Please indicate how you use VMware Software for Business Continuity
Improve Existing Disaster Recovery Plan Provide Higher Availability for Applications Improve Back up and Recovery
Implement Disaster Recovery for a System That Did Not Have One Before    
Do you have A Secondary Site?   No     Self Managed     Third-Party
Total # of Physical x86 Servers Protected :  
Total # of VMs protected :  
Energy/Power Savings : / 12 months
 
 

Virtual Lab Automation and Workstation
Please fill out the following sections if your organization uses VMware technology for server consolidation and/or business continuity purposes.
Does your organization use vCenter Lab Manager? Yes No